Today gave departing co-host a sendoff to Hoda Kotb, with tributes and messages that ran throughout the first two hours, and even the appearance of Kermit the Frog to sing “Rainbow Connection.” Kotb announced last year that she was stepping down as co-host of the show.

Oprah Winfrey is sending Hoda Kotb a special message as the TODAY show co-anchor marks her last day on the NBC morning show. Winfrey, who stepped away from her own talk show in 2011 after 25 years making media history,

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The emotional lynchpin of NBC’s morning news show was celebrated by her co-workers and fans like Oprah Winfrey on Friday after 17 years with the network franchise.

The three TV personalities grabbed a bite to eat before seeing fellow “Today” anchor Willie Geist host his first “Sunday Sitdown Live” show Wednesday.

Kotb and co-host Savannah Guthrie, 53, shared several emotional ... Her send-off also included a video message from Oprah Winfrey, and a special goodbye package from her co-workers.

Hoda Kotb got a starry sendoff from fans and famous friends alike on her final “Today” show broadcast after 17 years on the NBC morning staple.

Special guests, including Simone Biles and Oprah Winfrey, offered tributes to the longtime host, capping off a week that “Today” had called a “Hoda-bration!”

Hoda Kotb, who Is departing NBC's flagship morning news program after more than 17 years. The celebration - or rather, "Hoda-bration" - began during Today's 8 am hour, when Kotb was joined by Al Roker,

Hoda Kotb reunited with her former "Today" co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager, less than two weeks after exiting the show.

"The Night Agent" headed over to Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center to film the scene on the TODAY set, making it feel like a genuine slip into an alternate reality — one where FBI agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) uncovers conspiracy after conspiracy.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Hoda Kotb is spending time with former Today colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager. Kotb, 60, posted a selfie of the trio on Instagram that shows them laughing in a restaurant booth while enjoying a meal.